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6 • ORDINANCETown of Palmer (Ellis County)
Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates
Presented in: Town of Palmer Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-06-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
LM
Laura Miller
Mayor
YES
LO
Lindsay Orr
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
KB
Kenneth Bateman
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MW
Melissa Wolf
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DH
David Harlem
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RS
Rebecca Smith
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Town Council public docket item 6 on 2025-06-17
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.